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Subject:Re: Refresh vs Update From:Sue Heim <SUE -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Apr 1995 08:50:57 PST
Chani Sacharen inquired about:
> I am responsible for all user documentation and on-screen text in an
> application geared towards non-techie users. We need a name for the
> command and toolbar button that describes what happens when the screen is
> refreshed to display any changes made in the last little while.
<snip>
If you notice many of the graphic programs currently in use (Corel
Draw is one that comes to mind), "Refresh" is used to indicate that
process which rewrites/redisplays information in the current window.
So... I think Refresh *is* standard computer jargon and that it
works just fine.
...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com
